Cargo handling vehicle for navigation in narrow aisles and method therefore
AssigneeKalmar Solutions AB
InventorsPer-Erik Johansson, Hans Philip Zachau, Robert Bourghardt
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AssigneeKalmar Solutions AB
InventorsPer-Erik Johansson, Hans Philip Zachau, Robert Bourghardt
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The invention relates to a cargo handling vehicle for handling cargo within narrow aisles. The cargo handling vehicle comprises means for autonomous navigation, a chassis having at least two pairs of ground engaging means, a lifting boom. The lifting boom having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is arranged to the chassis and the second end is provided with a lifting unit. The first end of the lifting boom is attached to the chassis enabling movement of the second end in a vertical and horizontal direction, and the lifting unit is arranged rotatably in a horizontal plane. Each of the ground engaging means are independently steerable and individually driven by a respective driving means. Further, the invention also relates to a method in a cargo handling vehicle.
A method in a cargo handling vehicle comprising autonomous navigation within a narrow aisle, a chassis having at least two pairs of ground engagers, and a lifting boom provided on the chassis extending in an extension direction of the chassis, the lifting boom having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the chassis and the second end is provided with a cargo attachment, wherein the autonomous navigation performs:
A cargo handling vehicle for handling cargo within a narrow aisle comprising:
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